Window Surround with Stamped Cap

• US 20100052359A1
• Filed: 03/26/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter J. Ellis
• Original Assignee: Peter J. Ellis
• Inventors: Ellis, Peter J.
• Application Number:
  US12/532,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20100052359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/146.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/265 the surface being primarily decorative
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/75 for sealing the lower part of the panes
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 10/88 mounted on, or integral with, the glass-run seals
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0404 Outside rear view mirror support
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/04 External Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices thereon fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12

Abstract

A window surround assembly is provided for a motor vehicle door frame defining a window opening. The window surround assembly includes a fixed windowpane adapted to be disposed within a portion of the window opening. An upper reveal extends along a top edge of the fixed windowpane and is adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame. An outer belt extends along a bottom edge of the fixed windowpane and is adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame. A window encapsulation is molded to an outer periphery of the fixed windowpane to secure the upper reveal and the outer belt to the fixed windowpane. A cap is fixedly secured to and extends along the upper reveal and the outer belt to provide the window surround assembly with a seamless, joint-free appearance.

Claims

1. A window surround assembly for a motor vehicle door frame defining a window opening, said window surround assembly comprising:

a fixed windowpane adapted to be disposed within a portion of the window opening;

an upper reveal extending along a top edge of said fixed windowpane and adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame;

an outer belt extending along a bottom edge of said fixed windowpane and adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame;

a window encapsulation molded to an outer periphery of said fixed windowpane to secure said upper reveal and said outer belt to said fixed windowpane; and

a cap fixedly secured to and extending along said upper reveal and said outer belt to provide said window surround assembly with a seamless, joint-free appearance.

2. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper reveal includes a reveal surface extending between opposing upper and lower ends.

3. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cap includes a pair of locking ends extending around said respective upper and lower ends to secure said cap to said upper reveal.

4. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said upper reveal includes a retention slot proximate said upper end for receiving one of said pair of locking ends therein.

5. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said outer belt defines upper and lower receiving slots for receiving said respective pair of locking ends to secure said cap to said outer belt.

6. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein said cap includes a pair of locking ends received within said respective upper and lower receiving slots to secure said cap to said outer belt.

7. A window surround assembly for a motor vehicle door frame defining a window opening, said window surround assembly comprising:

a mirror patch adapted to be disposed within a portion of the window opening;

an upper reveal extending along a top edge of said mirror patch and adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame;

an outer belt extending along a bottom edge of the mirror patch and adapted to be mounted to a portion of the motor vehicle door frame;

a mirror encapsulation molded to an outer periphery of said mirror patch to secure said upper reveal and said outer belt to said mirror patch; and

a cap fixedly secured to and extending along said upper reveal and said outer belt to provide said window surround assembly with a seamless, joint-free appearance.

8. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein said upper reveal includes a reveal surface extending between opposing upper and lower ends.

9. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein said cap includes a pair of locking ends extending around said respective upper and lower ends to secure said cap to said upper reveal.

10. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 9 wherein said upper reveal includes a retention slot proximate said upper end for receiving one of said pair of locking ends therein.

11. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein said cap includes a pair of locking ends received within said respective upper and lower receiving slots to secure said cap to said outer belt.

12. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said outer belt defines upper and lower receiving slots for receiving said respective pair of locking ends to secure said cap to said outer belt.

13. A window surround assembly for a motor vehicle door frame defining a window opening, said window surround assembly comprising:

an upper reveal molding adapted to be mounted to a first portion of the motor vehicle door frame;

an outer belt molding coupled to said upper reveal molding and adapted to be mounted to a second portion of the motor vehicle door frame; and

a one-piece cap fixedly secured to and extending along said upper reveal molding and said outer belt molding to provide said window surround assembly with a seamless, joint-free appearance.

14. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 13 wherein said one-piece cap includes a pair of locking ends for lockingly engaging at least one of said upper reveal molding and said outer belt molding.

15. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein said upper reveal molding includes a retention slot for receiving one of said pair of locking ends to secure said one-piece cap to said upper reveal molding.

16. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 15 wherein said upper reveal molding includes a main body portion and a carrier embedded therewithin.

17. A window surround assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein said outer belt molding includes upper and lower receiving slots for receiving said respective pair of locking ends to secure said cap to said outer belt molding.